vmw_resource_init(9)

💅 vmw_resource_init(9) — the Kernel API Manual glow-up

okay so bestie, welcome to vmw_resource_init from the Linux Kernel API Manual (section 9, kernel-land only, no mere mortals allowed). this one initializes a struct vmw_resource and honestly it's giving "backstage pass" energy — you're setting the thing up before it goes on stage. no cap. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

vmw_resource_init — literally just initialize a struct vmw_resource, that's the whole vibe 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int vmw_resource_init (struct vmw_private *dev_priv , struct
       vmw_resource *res , bool delay_id , void (*res_free) (struct
       vmw_resource *res) , const struct vmw_res_func *func );

she returns an int, she takes five args, she's booked and busy 💅

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🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• dev_priv — pointer to a device private struct. like, the device's personal diary, ok? you hand her the pointer and she knows everything about the GPU.
• res — the struct vmw_resource you're initializing. this is the main character of the function, periodt. 👑
• delay_id — a boolean, meaning: do we defer device id allocation until the first validation, or not? say it with me — defer the device id allocation until the first validation. that's the whole assignment. ⭐
• res_free — the resource destructor. the cleanup crew that shows up when the party's over. 🧹
• func — the resource function table. the whole little table of functions this resource is gonna be running on. iykyk. 🌈

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file lives right here, bestie, go read it:

• ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c

and the whole friend group — every single one of these, no skips, fr fr:

• vmw_resource_mob_attach(9)
• vmw_resource_mob_detach(9)
• vmw_resource_release_id(9)
• vmw_resource_alloc_id(9)
• vmw_user_resource_lookup_handle(9)
• vmw_resource_buf_alloc(9)
• vmw_resource_do_validate(9)
• vmw_resource_unreserve(9)
• vmw_resource_check_buffer(9)
• vmw_resource_backoff_reservation(9)
• vmw_resource_do_evict(9)
• vmw_resource_validate(9)
• vmw_resource_unbind_list(9)
• vmw_query_readback_all(9)
• vmw_query_move_notify(9)
• vmw_resource_needs_backup(9)
• vmw_resource_evict_type(9)
• vmw_resource_evict_all(9)
• vmw_resource_unpin(9)
• vmw_res_type(9)
• vmw_resource_dirty_update(9)
• vmw_resources_clean(9)

ok that's a LOT of cross-references and i need you to respect every single one of them. all 21. the manpage said so. 💀

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and that's the tea, bestie! this iconic lil page lives in ./drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx, and it's serving October 2026 energy — so if you're reading it, congrats, you're ahead of the curve. go init some resources. slay. 🦋✨💖